M10044

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Two ivory panels from a late antique diptych. On the left panel is Asclepius and on the right panel is Hygieia. The diptych shows two statues. On the left is the god Asclepius dressed as a philosopher, his serpent twisted up his staff. At his feet to the right as an ox-head and to the left the underworld child-deity Telesphoros, holding an open scroll. On the right panel, there is a more unusual image, a statue of Hygieia, the daughter of Asclepius, with Cupid.

The existence of the diptych is attested from about AD 1500, among drawings of items in the Gaddi collection. . The diptych remained with the Gaddi family until the 1750s. By about 1800 the diptych was in the collection of Caronni who sold it to County Mihály Wiczay of Hédervár in south-west Hungary. Wiczay in turn sold it to Gabor Fejérváry. Fejérváry (1781-1851) was born in the modern-day Slovak Republic. In 1851 Fejérváry's collection was bequeathed to his nephew, Ferenc Pulszky, who sold the collection to Joseph Mayer in 1855.

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Author: Pasini, PaoloPublisher: OlivaresDate: 2003Description: Catalogue to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the Museo Diocesano, Milano, from 8 December 2003 to 2 May 2004, preceded by a series of essays. The exhibition featured objects from the time of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, and St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo.

Author:Publisher: The Illustrated London NewsDate: 1954-09-25Description: A review of the exhibition of ivory and bone objects from the Joseph Mayer collection, on exhibition for six months from 18th September 1954 at the British Museum, London.

Author:Publisher: Libraries, Museums and Arts Committee of the Corporation of LiverpoolDate: 1934Description: Catalogue of an exhibition of Greek art held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liveropool, February 12th - March 10th 1934

Author:Publisher: The Trustees of the British MuseumDate: 1954Description: Catalogue of an exhibiton of ivory carvings lent by the City of Liverpool Public Museums, mostly from the Mayer-Fejervary collection.

Author: Stutzinger, DagmarPublisher: Liebinghaus Museum alter PlastikDate: 1983Description: An illustrated catalogue to accompany the exhibition of the same name, held at the Liebinghaus Museum alter Plastik in Frankfurt am Main in 1983.

Author: Gibson, MargaretPublisher: HMSO; National Museums and Galleries on MerseysideDate: 1994Description: Catalogue of ivory and bone carvings from late antique and medieval held in collections of Liverpool Museum and the Walker Art Gallery.

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Start date: 1954-09-18End date: 1954-09-18Description: A temporary exhibition of 56 ivory carvings lent by the City of Liverpool Public Museums (now National Museums Liverpool) to the British Museum, London. The exhibition was organised by the department of Archaeology, Liverpool Museum (Elaine Tankard) and the department of British and Medieval Antiquities of the British Museum (P. Lasko). Some British Museum ivories which offer particularly close parallels with the Liverpool pieces were placed beside one another. The exhibition was held in the King Edward VII Gallery between 18 September 1954 and 3 September 1955 (extended from 5 March 1955) and an illustrated catalogue was published which cost 1s. 6d.

Start date: 2008-10-25End date: 2008-10-25Description: A temporary exhibition, a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Arts and the Benaki Museum in Athens, which covered a survey of Byzantine art between the city's foundation in AD 330 to its fall in 1453. The exhibition incorporated over 300 objects, and was held at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 25th October 2008 until 22nd March 2009. The exhibition was accompanied by an illustrated catalogue raisonné and series of essays on various themes.

Start date: 2000-12-22End date: 2000-12-22Description: A temporary exhibition organised by the omune di Roma, Assesorato alle Politiche Culturali and the Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali and held at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. Curated by Serena Ensoli and Eugenio La Rocca, it included nearly 380 artefacts from more than 80 institutions and private collections.
The exhibition was accompanied by an illustrated book of essays and a catalogue raisonné

Start date: 2003-12-08End date: 2003-12-08Description: An exhibition held at the Museo Diocesano, Milano, from 8 December 2003 to 2 May 2004. The exhibition featured objects from the time of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, and St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, and was accompanied by an illustrated catalogue preceded by a series of essays.